FICN with face value of Rs 10 lakh seized; 2 arrested in Guwahati

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: In light of the increase in fake note smugglers in Guwahati, a team of the West Guwahati Police (WPGD) of Garchuk Police Station carried out a raid in the Lokhra area of Guwahati where the team seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) having a face value of Rs 10 lakh on Tuesday. In the raid, the team arrested two fake note smugglers identified as Sariful Islam alias Bhuyan and Sajadul Islam, both hailing from the Gohain colony of Bihpuria in Lakhimpur district.

According to police sources, the team seized as many as 20 bundles of fake Rs 500 notes that had a face value of Rs 10 lakh. Sariful alias Bhuyan, among the two, had already been arrested before, and the police had his name on their target list for cases involving the smuggling of gold and fake currency notes.

Both of them had arrived three days prior in Guwahati and were residing at a lodge in the Hatigaon area. From Hatigaon, they would take cabs to Lokhra, where they would meet potential customers, police sources added.

The team also seized mobile phones and 10 SIM cards from their possession.

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